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06/01/2026

Check out our June calendar!

Our monthly calendar highlights market shopping opportunities, upcoming events at Footprints, and service and partner hours at Mainspring.

🧵 The Craft Barn returns on Tuesday, June 2nd at 10am and Tuesday, June 16th at 5pm in the Footprints Market.

🧺 Fresh Start Laundry of the Seacoast is offering extended hours for its Free Laundry Event on Thursday, June 25th, with sessions from 10am–1pm and 5-8pm at the Kittery Launderette.

Calendars are available to download on our website, and printed copies can be picked up at both Footprints and Mainspring.

05/29/2026

This Sunday! Join us and our friends at Pepperrell Cove on May 31st for a community breakfast under the tent at Frisbee’s Wharf!

Start your Sunday morning with good food and great company, all while supporting our neighbors. All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit Mainspring and our work to seamlessly connect community members to essential resources that support every aspect of well-being.

📍 88 Pepperrell Rd, Kittery Point
🗓 Sunday, May 31st
⏰ 8-10am
☔ Rain or shine!

Please RSVP to Patty at [email protected] so enough food can be prepared.

05/22/2026

Mainspring will be closed on Monday, May 25th, in observance of Memorial Day. We honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country.

05/21/2026

Join us and our friends at Pepperrell Cove on May 31st for a community breakfast under the tent at Frisbee’s Wharf!

Start your Sunday morning with good food and great company, all while supporting our neighbors. All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit Mainspring and our work to seamlessly connect community members to essential resources that support every aspect of well-being.

📍 88 Pepperrell Rd, Kittery Point
🗓 Sunday, May 31st
⏰ 8-10am
☔ Rain or shine!

Please RSVP to Patty at [email protected] so enough food can be prepared.

05/18/2026

Beginning Friday, May 22nd, Mainspring offices will close at 2:00pm on Fridays so our staff can enjoy some well-deserved time during the summer season.

Please note that this schedule change will not impact Fair Tide Thrift Store or Footprints:

• Fair Tide Thrift Store will remain open until 5:00pm
• Footprints Market will continue regular Friday market hours until 1:00pm

Thank you for your continued support as we care for both the community and our dedicated staff who help make this work possible each day!

05/14/2026

We are deeply grateful to receive $1 million in Maine opioid settlement funding to support the expansion of services and further strengthen the coordinated, community-centered approach at Mainspring.

This investment reflects a growing recognition that recovery is strengthened when people have access to stable housing, nutritious food, coordinated services, and a community that walks alongside them. Recovery does not happen in isolation, and at Mainspring, we are proud to serve as a model centered on collaboration and comprehensive support, one that helps ensure individuals and families are not navigating complex systems alone and are able to access the resources needed to thrive.

We are incredibly thankful to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Representative Michele Meyer for her support in helping make this investment possible, and all of the partners who believe in this vision for a more connected and supportive approach to community care and wellbeing.

Read more here:

Portland Press Herald: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/13/kittery-nonprofit-receiving-1-million-from-maine-opioid-settlement-fund/

Maine Public Radio: https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2026-05-13/kittery-based-social-service-collective-receives-1-million-in-state-opioid-settlement-funds

Seacoast online: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2026/05/13/mainspring-social-services-kittery-1-million-maine-opioid-settlement/90060005007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113801p000350n11----l115950c11----e003900v113801d--48--b--48--&gca-ft=161&gca-ds=sophi

Mainspring will use the financial boost to expand its integrated recovery support model, which includes case management, housing services and recovery support, the attorney general's office announced Wednesday.

05/12/2026

Mainspring will be hosting a Mobile Health Clinic today! Join us from 12-6pm for a free clinic offering public health nursing services, free screenings, health education, and more. No registration is required.

All are welcome, including NH residents, to access these various services:

- Public Health Nursing: blood pressures screenings, lactation support, perinatal mental health screenings, intimate partner violence screenings and resources.
- Maine Families Program: health and nutrition support, child development guidance, access to education and community resources.
- Help Me Grow: free books for kids, car seat safety checks.
- Oral Health Program: tooth varnish for children and dental education.
- To***co Prevention and Control: ni****ne replacement therapy, telehealth appointments and referrals.
- Assistance filling out MaineCare applications on site.
- Overdose Response Strategy Program: Connections to OPTIONS program and naloxone (Narcan) distribution.
- Sign up for WIC services.

If you have questions about the services available today, please reach out to [email protected] or call 207-439-0246

05/11/2026

Check out our menus for the upcoming Breakfast Café meals in May! We hope you join us sometime through out the month!

In 2026 alone, our team at the Mainspring Breakfast Café has served over 800 meals! We have been serving breakfast every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 - 9 am for just over a year now, and in that time, it has been incredible to watch the sense of community and care take root and grow.

Each week, our dedicated team of volunteers serve more than 50 meals, creating not only a reliable and nutritious start to the day, but also a welcoming space for connection.

Thank you to everyone who joins us and helps make this such a meaningful space, and to the volunteers who give their time and energy each week to ensure these breakfasts continue.

05/08/2026

There's still space for you to attend our Neighbor to Neighbor Housing Chat, hosted by Winter Holben this Monday from 5-7pm. Join us for a conversation about affordable housing in our community and how you can play a role in bringing about solutions to this timely issue.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kittery-housing-chat-winter-holben-mainspring-tickets-1987509422184?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawRq689leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZk03SGRMVXRhZk5LSjRIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo1qsIH32_kNpCczSu0UUhBv-RWv2KjJUPjRdBpRskT2PLpU7AGnRdwlkzkg_aem_oEhJVQkPg75CZK1Z76BEWw

05/06/2026

From May 11th - May 17th, Home for All is hosting the first-ever Affordable Housing Week on the Seacoast! This week-long series presents public events and community conversations across York, Rockingham, and Strafford counties, all focused on expanding affordable housing in the region. Check out Fair Tide and Mainspring’s involvement, and visit Home For All’s website for more events across all three counties!

Home For All: https://homeforall-seacoast.org/ahw2026